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ACTIVIST AND POLITICIAN

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Nelson Mandela was born on 18th of July, 1918 in the town of Mvezo. He lived with his two

sisters in a village where he cared for the cattle and he spent a lot of time away from home

with other boys. His parents were Christian, for this reason when Nelson was seven his

mother sent him to a Christian school where a teacher put it his name “Nelson”, and when he

was nine his father died for an illness, after this, he fought for justice.

(Daniel de León)

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Mandela is considered an icon in the fight for freedom and rights of humans, and throughout his life, he also devoted a lot of effort to the importance that education deserves and improve it. In fact, one of his best-known phrases is «Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world ". ”Precisely, the symbol of equality that globally represents Mandela, is driven by education as the basis for ending the inequalities. Without a doubt, his passage through the world and the contribution he made to it, will survive over the years, leaving a firm foundation on which to continue working for a better society.
(Alejandro)

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He dedicated 67 years of his life to the fight for racial equality and the end of the segregationist regime of apartheid (was a set of laws that discriminated against the blacks and Indians of South Africa and granted privileges to the minority of the white population for more than 50 years.)  For this reason, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his ideals and political activism in the fight for racial equality and was imprisoned.

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his commitment to human rights.
(Patricia)

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The former South African President revealed that he suffered an attempt of murder by the authorities in 1969 while he was in prison because of a fake prison break.

Later, in 2002 a bomb planted on a Soweto highway that he had to travel on to go to a school in the north of the country exploded, killing a woman and injuring others. He was not affected because he decided to go by helicopter.
(Melián)

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Nelson Mandela was a very important person because he dedicated 67 years of his life to the fight for racial equality. He was imprisoned for 27 years and when his sentence ended, he began leading the negotiations that enabled the transition to a multiracial democracy. He later received the Nobel Peace Prize and a few years later became the president of South Africa and the world's first black president.

(Azahara)

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“Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.”

“A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of.”

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”

(Melián)